How to Import Contacts to Your Android Tablet from Your Computer

You need your contacts from your computer on your Android tablet. Now what? Your computer’s e-mail program is doubtless a useful repository of contacts you’ve built up over the years. You can export these contacts from your computer’s e-mail program and then import them into your tablet. It’s not simple, but it’s possible.

The key is to save or export your computer e-mail program’s records in the vCard (.vcf) file format. These records can then be imported by the Android tablet into the address book app. The method for exporting contacts varies, depending on the e-mail program:

In the Windows Live Mail program, choose Go→Contacts and then choose File→Export→Business Card (.VCF) to export the contacts.

Choose your Google account, unless you have another account, such as Yahoo!, that you use primarily.

Choose the Import All vCard Files option.

Touch the OK button.

The contacts are saved on your tablet and also synchronized to your Gmail account, which instantly creates a backup copy.

The importing process may create some duplicates. That’s okay: You can join two entries for the same person in your tablet’s address book.

If you’re using Microsoft Outlook and have an exchange server, add your Outlook contacts by adding your exchange server account as one of the tablet’s accounts. Once added, all your Outlook contacts, as well as scheduling and other information, are automatically synchronized with your Android tablet.